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P DIR=LTR>The Asteroid Redirect Robotic Mission (ARRM) c
oncept seeks to rendezvous with\, capture\, and redirect to translunar spa
ce an entire small near-Earth asteroid with a mass of up to approximately
1000 metric tonnes. It would focus the capabilities of the science\, techn
ology\, and the human exploration communities on a grand challenge creatin
g a new synergy between robotic and human missions to advance human space
exploration beyond low Earth orbit for the first time in 50 years. This ta
lk addresses the key aspects of the ARRM concept and the options studied t
o assess its technical feasibility. Included are evaluations of the expect
ed number of potential targets\, their expected discovery rate\, the neces
sity to adequately characterize candidate mission targets\, the spacecraft
design\, the process to capture a non-cooperative asteroid in deep space\
, and the power and propulsion technologies required for transportation.
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The
work discussed concludes that the key aspects of finding\, capturing and
redirecting an entire small\, near-Earth asteroid to the Earth-Moon system
by the first half of the next decade are technically feasible. The study
was conducted by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in collaboration with
Glenn Research Center (GRC)\, Johnson Space Center (JSC)\, Langley Resear
ch Center (LaRC)\, and Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC).<
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Speaker:
Brian Muirhead\, JPL Chief Engineer

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Location:&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp
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oh Forum at Pasadena City College